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Malawi vs Zambia: Has the population peaked?

Malawi
21.10 million people
in 2023
Zambia
20.72 million people
in 2023
Malawi rank
62nd
Zambia rank
63rd

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 21.10 million people against 20.72 million people in Zambia, a difference of 380,500 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 63rd of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.